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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2016.20.3.630

A panorama image generation method using FAST algorithm  

Kim, Jong-ho (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Ko, Jin-woong (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Yoo, Jisang (Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.20, no.3, 2016 , pp. 630-638 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, a feature based panorama image generation algorithm using FAST(Features from Accelerated Segment Test) method that is faster than SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transform) and SURF(Speeded Up Robust Features) is proposed. Cylindrical projection is performed to generate natural panorama images with numerous images as input. The occurred error can be minimized by applying RANSAC(Random Sample Consensus) for the matching process. When we synthesize numerous images acquired from different camera angles, we use blending techniques to compensate the distortions by the heterogeneity of border line. In that way, we could get more natural synthesized panorama image. The proposed algorithm can generate natural panorama images regardless the order of input images and tilted images. In addition, the image matching can be faster than the conventional method. As a result of the experiments, distortion was corrected and natural panorama image was generated.
Keywords
Panorama; FAST; Stitching; Homography; Cylindrical projection;
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